Week 17, Part IV -- Conclusion
Monica: "Well, I have to get to the hospital. I'm sure, Edward, you can appreciate someone with a salaried position."
Sean Swindles the Quartermaines: Now that Alan, Edward, Lila, and Jimmy Lee are wiped out, let's have a round of good idea, bad idea!
Lila: figuring out available resources (free busing, discount senior meals) -- GOOD IDEA!
Edward: cutting back on the food spending ("Maybe some macaroni and cheese or a free pizza.") -- GOOD IDEA!
Edward: vowing to drag Dimitri into court to get the money back -- UNREALISTIC IDEA!
Lila: deciding to sell her jewelry -- GOOD IDEA!, as far as Edward's concerned ("Have you ever seen those rocks she has stashed away in the vault? I mean, this could be our version of Live Aid."; he's okay with Lila selling everything but her wedding ring)
Alan: considering working double shifts to allow for more patients and more billing revenue -- GOOD IDEA!
Edward: tapping into a rainy day fund of several hundred thousands -- GOOD IDEA! -- but intending to use that as seed money rather than the means to live modestly -- BAD IDEA!
Edward: cutting back on the alcohol spending -- GOOD IDEA!
Alan: considering looking for work outside of Port Charles -- BAD IDEA!
Edward: urging Alan to reunite with Monica so they can keep their housing while he rebuilds the family fortune -- UNREALISTIC IDEA!
Alan: accusing Jimmy Lee of being part of Dimitri's scheme -- BAD IDEA!, this gets Alan a punch in the face that sends him backwards over a chair
Edward: deciding to sell the Southampton estate -- GOOD IDEA!
Edward: deciding to close ELQ's international and Manhattan offices and dismiss the staff from the Port Charles office, with the family taking on all duties there -- UNREALISTIC IDEA!
Edward and a reluctant Alan: trying to trick the GH board into paying Edward for being the chairman -- BAD IDEA!, this backfires when Steve, Amanda, Dan, and Rick assume Edward would be insulted by what they think would be modest wages, and decide it's best to just thank him for his service
Sean, meanwhile, keeps Monica in the dark about having the Q's money. I can't remember when or if she found out. Either way, we can already start to see the finish line for that couple. Speaking of sex, after some urging from Buzz, Jimmy Lee finally agrees to go after women again. Actually, at this point, Jimmy Lee is the star of the family. He's been promoted to supervisor -- not "foreman" -- of a new construction job.
Domestic Corner:
Bryan and Claudia: She starts the week worried about Bryan, who didn't come home. Did he go on a bender? (I forgot Bryan's an alcoholic.) Was he with Debbie? Bryan gets mad that Claudia would think so little of him, says that he needs some space, and disappears for the next four episodes.
Rick, Ginny and Mike: Mike likes girls, specifically Jamie (I'm 90% sure she's played by Wendy Brainard from Kids Incorporated), a fellow soccer player. Jamie tells Mike about how her parents don't pay her any attention, and I hate that I can make an educated guess as to where things are going. Mike will inevitably freak out about Rick and Ginny not worshipping him, and that's what's going to send him into Derek and Lorena's clutches. This is also where I can mention that on Thursday, when discussing with Anna the matter of friendships surviving tough times, Ruby alludes to Ginny framing Bobbie for murdering D.L. Yeah, that would be something tough to overcome.
Tony and Tania: He installs a deadbolt on their door, since there's still a murderer out there. Later, Robin's made an honorary Jones, and Frisco & Felicia accept the honor of being the upcoming baby's godparents. It's all so adorable.
Edward: "We may be out of brandy, but damn it, we are going to maintain dignity in this house." Shoves Alan, causing him and the chair to once again fall over
Every week, I tell myself I'm not going to write War and Peace ... Oh well, as long as it's still fun for me and hopefully you guys.
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